Hobbs Had To Stay In Her Zone
For just a moment, the rain distracted Aleia Hobbs. Standing above her blocks in the NCAA’s final-day deluge, she admits,… Read More
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NCAA Men’s 4 x 100 — Loaded Houston Foursome Claims Collegiate Record
It doesn’t hurt in a 4×1 if three of your four are scheduled to run in the 100 final and… Read More
NCAA Men’s 4 x 400 — USC Claims The Collegiate Record
With Georgia already confirmed as the team champion, the final event of the day was simply a run for the… Read More
“I’m Far From Perfecting The Race,” Says Michael Norman
“Into each life some rain must fall.” Longfellow wrote it first, The Ink Spots borrowed it for a song a… Read More
NCAA Men’s High Jump — Shankar Gave His Jump The Highest Rating
It might have been his first trip to an NCAA final but Tejaswin Shankar didn’t let the competition—or the wet… Read More
NCAA Men’s Pole Vault — Nilsen Claims The Meet Record
The random seeding of the vault played out in interesting fashion: the 3 top seeds—all previous national champions, were slotted… Read More
NCAA Men’s Long Jump — Bazile Finds The Magic
In his three previous trips to Eugene, Zack Bazile was anything but over-the-top successful, finishing 23rd as a frosh, 8th… Read More
NCAA Men’s Triple Jump — Triki Living The Dream
Coming off a disappointing 8th-place finish in Wednesday’s long jump, Tahar Triki felt a need for redemption. Having been in… Read More
NCAA Men’s Shot — Comenentia Pulls Off Rare 1-Day Double
Some 3 hours after his victory in the hammer, Denzel Comenentia sat in 7th in the shot: round 5, two… Read More
NCAA Men’s Discus — Definitely Not According To Form
The predicted showers began just as the throwers started their warmups. Some covered their heads with a towel, some stayed… Read More
NCAA Men’s Hammer — Comenentia Seals It Early, But Gets Better
The drama in the men’s hammer came in an unusual place at an unusual time. With Georgia’s Denzel Comenentia—No. 2… Read More
NCAA Men’s Javelin — Peters Leads Mississippi State 1–2
A quality field featured 3 men who had thrown more than 260-feet (79.24) this season, led by the favorite, Mississippi… Read More
NCAA Men’s Decathlon — Duckworth Best, 7 Events Or 10
Kentucky’s Tim Duckworth joined Ashton Eaton as the only athletes to win the NCAA heptathlon and decathlon in the same… Read More
Conditions Didn’t Faze Irby: She’s Had Worse Days
She charged around a chilly, wet Hayward Field track in a stunning 49.80 that ranks as the No. 2 collegiate… Read More
Benjamin’s Fast Flight Of Hurdles Puts Him Among Legendary Names
“Rai Benjamin tying the great Edwin Moses. I mean just to even be mentioned in the same breath with Edwin… Read More
Norman, Benjamin & The 4×4 — An Hour And A Half Of Trojan Brilliance
Never mind that in the 90 minutes or so before the NCAA 4 x 400 final, two members of USC’s… Read More
NCAA Women’s Teams — A Fairytale Ending For USC
All season long our women’s formchart had been a wild & crazy thing, with multiple permutations at the top. Our… Read More
NCAA Women’s 100 — Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
It’s tough enough just running in an NCAA final; it’s even more so when you can’t see what’s in front… Read More
American Record — Gwen Berry Reclaims The Hammer Standard
For Gwen Berry, a solo jaunt through Eastern Europe provided a very big dividend at her first stop, the southern… Read More
NCAA Women’s 200 — An Upset Win Keeps USC’s Team Hopes Alive
When team scoring is close late in the NCAA the 200—third from the end—can be a crucial event. This year… Read More
